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Kent State's best defenders since 2024
Mason Woods leads with 162 tackles in 24 games at Kent State; CJ Young had 123.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Kent State since 2024, ranked by tackles; the lines are each player's tackles game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
86 defenders with 5+ games at Kent Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Woods | 2024–2025 | 24 | 162 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | CJ Young | 2024–2025 | 17 | 123 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | Joel Cordoba | 2025–2026 | 19 | 101 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Tevin Tucker | 2024–2025 | 21 | 98 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Canaan Williams | 2024–2025 | 21 | 86 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Jaire Rawlison | 2024–2025 | 15 | 75 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Derrick Jackson III | 2025–2026 | 18 | 70 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Nylan Brown | 2024–2025 | 16 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | A'tiq Muhammad | 2025–2026 | 14 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Kam Olds | 2024 | 11 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Jayden Studio | 2024 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Zaid Hamdan | 2024 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Thomas Aden | 2025–2026 | 15 | 35 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | DJ Barnes | 2025–2026 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaihien Roy | 2024–2026 | 18 | 33 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Darian Blachewicz | 2025–2026 | 15 | 33 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | Trey Rubinstein | 2025–2026 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Hayden Dawahare | 2026 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Martell Buchanan | 2024–2026 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Terrell Miller | 2024–2025 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Josue Cordoba | 2025–2026 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Jamond Mathis | 2025 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | Aiden Burgess | 2024–2026 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Jelani Davis | 2025 | 9 | 24 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Dallas Branch | 2024 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Amon Williams | 2025 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Angelo Stockstill | 2025–2026 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jaylen Dotson | 2024 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mason Maddox | 2024–2025 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Kaden Beatty | 2024 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Joel Boamah | 2024–2025 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Norey Johnson | 2026 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Semaj Cross | 2025 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Antonio Bottiggi | 2025–2026 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Keenan Landry | 2024 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Rafael Terrero Jr. | 2025–2026 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Davion Pritchard | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Lavell Gibson | 2024 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Clinton Robinson | 2024–2026 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Camdon Wilborn | 2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Brodyn Bishop | 2024–2026 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Semaj Bridgeman | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Jamal Parker | 2016–2019 | 25 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 44 | Mattheus Carroll | 2023–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Rocco Nicholl | 2023–2026 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Sayed Abuhamdeh | 2023–2026 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Stephen Daley | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Antoine Campbell Jr. | 2023–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Josh Baka | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Khalib Johns | 2021–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 51 | Matt Harmon | 2021–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 52 | Kesean Gamble | 2017–2019 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Elvis Hines | 2017–2021 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 54 | Mandela Lawrence-Burke | 2016–2021 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 55 | Bryce Sheppert | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 56 | Capone Blue | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Demetrius Monday | 2014–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 58 | Elcee Refuge | 2015–2016 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 59 | Montre Miller | 2021–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 60 | C.J. West | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Keith Sherald Jr. | 2017–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 62 | Oliver Billotte | 2023–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | CJ Harris | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | D.J. Miller | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | Jerrell Foster | 2014–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 66 | Juantez McRae | 2015–2018 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 67 | Naim Muhammad | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Alex Branch | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Khali Saunders | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Nicholas Giacolone | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Jalani Williams | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 72 | Matt Bahr | 2015–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Theo Eboigbe | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | A.J. Musolino | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 75 | C.J. Holmes | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Dominic Hill | 2016–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | James Alexander | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Jordan Italiano | 2012–2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 79 | Kevin Bourne | 2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 80 | Malcolm Pannell | 2013–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 81 | Marvin Pierre | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 82 | Matthew Sommers | 2015–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Nate Holley | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 84 | Theo Majette | 2016–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | Tyler Baylor | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 86 | Zayin West | 2019–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Kent State: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.